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Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 25 December 1955 to elect members of the National Assembly, the lower chamber of Parliament. [1] The result was a victory for the ruling National Progressive Party, which won 22 of the 39 seats. [2] Voter turnout was 75.6%.
Elections were only held in ten of the twelve provinces. [3]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Progressive Party | 22 | +3 | |||
| Independent Party | 7 | –3 | |||
| Democratic Party | 3 | –1 | |||
| Lao National Union Party | 2 | 0 | |||
| Independents | 5 | +1 | |||
| Total | 39 | 0 | |||
| Total votes | 227,841 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 301,283 | 75.62 | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
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